Tomatillo Beef Tacos
Ensure the best taco night yet with this creative slow cooker recipe for Tomatillo Beef Tacos. This slow cooker Mexican shredded beef recipe will produce the tender and tasty beef for your tacos. The beef cooks all day, so you can prep it in the morning, and it will be ready just in time for dinner!
Slow Cooker Time LOW10 hr
Ingredients
- 2 pound beef chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 large onion, thickly sliced
- 1 (14-ounce) can beef broth
- 6 tomatillos, remove papery layer and rinse off
- 1/2 cup cilantro, rinsed and dried
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- salt and pepper, to taste
- tortillas
- taco toppings of your choice: shredded cheese, sour cream, lime, cilantro, tomato, lettuce
Instructions
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Season the roast on all sides with the teaspoon of pepper, kosher salt, onion powder, garlic powder and paprika. Rub seasonings into the meat.
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Pour can of broth into bottom of KitchenAid® 6-Quart Slow Cooker. Top with the onion slices. Place roast on top of onions.
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Cover and cook on LOW for about 8-10 hours, or until roast is fork tender.
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Remove roast and shred. Discard the juices and onion and place roast back into the slow cooker. Turn to WARM setting.
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Combine tomatillos, cilantro, garlic clove and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt into a blender or food processor. Pulse a few times and then blend until desired consistency.
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Pour over the top of the shredded beef. Stir a little. Season with salt and pepper, if needed.
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Serve beef wrapped in tortillas with desired toppings.